1910 PEARY'S PROOFS! - HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE NORTH POLE CONQUEST PROMOTIONAL POSTER

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FOR SALE IS AN ORIGINAL 1910 21" X 15" POSTER READING "PEARY'S PROOFS!  "IF PEARY COULD GET TO THE POLE, WHY WAS IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR COOK?". THIS POSTER WAS USED MOST LIKELY AT NEWSSTANDS TO PROMOTE FEATURE ARTICLES IN THE HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE DETAILING ADMIRAL PEARY'S CONQUEST OF THE NORTH POLE. ADDITIONALLY PEARY IN THESE ARTICLES WOULD REVEAL WHY COOK'S SIMILAR CLAIMS WERE BOGUS. IRONICALLY AS DOCUMENTS OF THESE EXPEDITIONS HAVE SURFACED AND BEEN STUDIED IT NOW SEEMS VERY LIKELY THAT BOTH MEN'S CLAIMS WERE LESS THAN TRUTHFUL.
THIS OVER HUNDRED YEAR OLD POSTER IS FOLDED HORIZONTALLY, HAS A CHIPPED LOWER CORNER, HAS A CLEAN 2" CENTER FOLD EDGE SPLIT ON EITHER SIDE, HAS A JAGGED 1 3/4" EDGE TEAR JUST ABOVE THE "H" IN HAMPTONS AND HAS A NUMBER OF SMALLER EDGE TEARS AND MINOR RED COLOR LOSS MOSTLY TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM POSTER EDGES.  ONE SUCH POSTER IN SOMEWHAT BETTER CONDITION SOLD AT A 2012 BONHAM'S AUCTION FOR 5.
BUYER TO PAY FREIGHT TO INCLUDE INSURANCE. I ACCEPT ALL STANDARD METHODS OF PAYMENT. I COMBINE FREIGHT ON MULTIPLE ITEM PURCHASES ADDING THE COST OF INSURANCE TO BUYS LIKELY OVER . CHECK OUT MY OTHER EBAY LISTINGS.